Africa physical map
Africa physical map.
With a surface area of 30 million km², Africa is the third largest continent; this represents 6% of the Earth's surface and 20% of the land surface. Separated from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea, it is attached to Asia at its north-east end by the Isthmus of Suez (crossed by the Suez Canal) on 163 km. From its northern end, at Ras ben Sakka (37°21' N) in Tunisia, to its southern end, to Cape Agulhas (34°51'15" S) in South Africa, the continent extends for about 8 000 km, from Cape Verde (17°33'22" W), at its extreme west, to Ras Hafun (51°27'52" E) in Somalia, in the far east it extends over 7,400 km.
With a surface area of 30 million km², Africa is the third largest continent; this represents 6% of the Earth's surface and 20% of the land surface. Separated from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea, it is attached to Asia at its north-east end by the Isthmus of Suez (crossed by the Suez Canal) on 163 km. From its northern end, at Ras ben Sakka (37°21' N) in Tunisia, to its southern end, to Cape Agulhas (34°51'15" S) in South Africa, the continent extends for about 8 000 km, from Cape Verde (17°33'22" W), at its extreme west, to Ras Hafun (51°27'52" E) in Somalia, in the far east it extends over 7,400 km.
